Birds and Insectivory: Agrobiodiversity Implications in Sustainable Agriculture

摘要

Birds and insects have one common feature; both are winged and capable of flight. This makes them together an interesting biota-complex for further studies in terms of insectivory. Insectivorous birds have often kept a strong check on insect pests that are explosive in their breeding especially in mono-cropping situations. Major insectivorous birds belong to the families Accipitridae, Aegithinidae, Apodidiae, Campephagidae, Cisticolidae, Hirundinidae, Laniidae, Meropidae,Monarchidae, Motacillidae, Muscipidae, Paridae, Picidae, Rhipiduridae, Sylviidae, Turidae and Upupidae (Ali, 1979)